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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1879
Page
1
A reflective piece presents faith as the violet of the soul guiding self control in adversity. It contrasts faith with hardship for nuns and the poor, describing faith as a solace at dying hour and a secret power guiding virtue and truth. It ends with a meditation on hope.
A narrator recalls a missing elderly couple in Burn's Hollow and a late night visit by a frightened enslaved man seeking shelter. The man, claiming aid from Judge Morton and warning of danger, is admitted for warmth and food, while the narrator weighs risking her grandfather's discretion and possible past acts of mercy.
A sheltered enslaved man saves a girl in a storm ridden mansion. As a thief aims to murder her, the former slave intervenes, revealing Anthony the hired man as the killer. Grandparents return with Ajax the horse. Anthony is punished and the slave marries and finds freedom beyond danger.
A short philosophical note contrasts the grave manners of fools and impostors. It argues that seriousness does not prove wisdom and that piety can be a mask for bilious intents, warning that gravity of demeanor is not a test of mental capacity.
A column urges the tidy housewife to prioritize family health during spring cleaning. It claims Hop Bitters purifies the blood and regulates the digestion to prevent spring malaria and miasma, calling it the purest medicine.
A tale from Youth's Companion recounts a young writer's apprentice who despised ordinary plodding. His master tricks him into believing he carries a bundle to a lawyer, but a porter and a hidden sixpence reveal the deception. The youth is humbled and returns to his trade with renewed caution.
A 19th century miscellany gathers sermon critique, factory details, and a parable of piracy and profit. It contrasts dramatic sermons with mundane industry, then describes spool production at Anchor Works, and ends with a fable of selling fairy tales to a hungry island population for coconuts and pigs.
The passage extols sympathy as a simple, powerful force that fuels happiness and vigor. It argues that shared human presence, cheerful looks, and the act of comforting sustain individuals more than costly gifts, especially through a warm hand that offers a living response to emotion. Even in bereavement, condolence provides real solace beyond material substitutes.
A veteran speaker extols a forty year marriage and a wife who remains carefully dressed, praising real womanliness over vanity. He argues husbands should protect and assist wives, believing love endures when the wife stays bright and lovable, not by demanding friendship. Alliance.
A Boston Traveller reporter recalls a poor laborer who, earning four dollars weekly after wage cuts, was driven to theft. He admits taking a pocketbook after being pushed to the wall by poverty. Detected by a nearby detective, he pleads guilty in Municipal Court and receives three months. The piece notes his honest past and family dependence.
Bowditch cites the relentless sea carnage among fish and birds, calculating how many herrings a single predators like cod, hogshead of herring in a whale, and the Soland goose consume, arguing sea life faces immense pressure from both nature and man. The Troy Times quotation frames the ocean as a vast arena of predation and survival.
The quote contrasts Fatls friendship and iv decay with frue friendship bringing new life and animation to the object it supports. It presents a philosophical view on how bonds alter the essence and vitality of the things they touch.
A young man seeks to buy farm property on favorable terms. Following a banker’s advice he borrows extra, lives frugally, and pays every instalment on time from egg, butter, corn, and wheat money. At last he earns the farm and plans to earn more. In Wilton a batch of cherry pits in brandy makes crows drunk. about fifty birds are killed or captured, providing local amusement.
The Mobile Register explains Alabama drinking customs from winter warmth to summer cooling and social routines in cities and country. It notes a bias against continued drinking but describes breakfasts, lunches, sociables, and post-work observations as part of civic life. The piece also recounts Hannah Forward Clark’s ninety fifth birthday tale of hymn lining and a deacon’s misadventure sung in response.
A discussion on bananas notes their role as a staple in some regions and their easy cultivation. The piece then reproduces a Rhode Island public law from 1879 amending oyster fishery statutes, detailing fines, penalties, and protections for oyster beds, dredging restrictions, and enforcement measures across state waters.
Obesity is a morbid condition not evidence of health and fat reduction improves strength spirits and comfort. Allan's Anti Fat claims to reduce a fat person by 2 to 5 pounds weekly and is advertised for sale by druggists.
An act amends section 7 of Chapter 690 to allow public officers or boards to continue departmental service through January at the prior year's expenditure rate. The State Auditor may issue orders on the General Treasurer for amounts spent under this section until the General Assembly issues new orders.
An act amends Chapter 83 and Chapter 88 General Statutes relating to dogs. Section 24 limits complaints by a special constable or any person to before the last day of July, altering prior interpretation and enforcement provisions. Passed April 11, 1879.
An act relating to the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Providence provides an annual appropriation of fifty dollars to maintain the monument, grounds, and fencing. The secretary of state oversees the expenditures, with the state auditor authorized to issue warrants through the general treasurer upon authenticated vouchers.
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